I like every bit of this except the prices for machine-gun ammunition. As it's reasonable to assume that casings/empty magazines might be collected and reused/recycled, I think the ammunition cost is fine, but things such as steel requirements should stay the same, if not decrease.

Too much focused on "realism roleplay" that you fully blundered all the mechanical game design aspects

I like more the "natural" game mechanics that do not rely that much on status effects searching to imprint a certain effect on the player but on actual psychological effects. Is not the same being "supressed" or being in "Shell Shcok" as in "status effect that makes you vulnerable" than to be actually supressed by firepower that will actually shred you to bits if you go straight up for the kill.

And about recycling ammo, Casings do not have neither projectiles nor gunpowder in them, so a good compromise would be, for now, until cases and magazines can be recycled, just lower the steel cost to 1 ingot per 6 machine gun or submachinegun magazines, and 1 steel ingot per Lewis Ammo Drum.

The bullet cost increase should be kept for consistency and for balance purposes, as to keep rifles as the cheap and more inmediate firepower option.

I goddamn hate that this do not let you edit comments. But anyways: The current bullet clips for pistols and rifles are Ok, and the idea would be to make magazines and drums only cost more bullets for consistency; they would keep their steel cost as it is, albeit the Lewis Drum would be lowered from 3 to 2 steel ingots.

Would love to see a mechanic where, after you reload a magazine/drum, you would get back an Steel Ingot or the empty magazine/drum for reloading, this going in hand with a corresponding steel price increase per magazine/drum to avoid exploits.

The issue with the "natural game mechanics" and machine guns overall is its interaction with the game itself. It has a huge design flaw that will be either scuffed to fix or not worth fixing at all. But that is unrelated to this suggestion

Wait, that implies that the interaction of said elements with the game is detrimental to the latter, as if a core mechanic of said game would be hugely affected by it (Hence your usage of the word "Flaw"). While I agree, I do not think that it has to be a bad thing. It would only change how the game is played. Maybe turn it into a different game, but with how much of the game is already tweaked as to hardly be called "Minecraft", ¿What would a change like this be?

Hence I proposed it to be tested in the "Gun" first, as to see if players would like the new paradigm. If they do not like it, well, better to drop the idea and keep the evidence of the experiment as to tell people in the future why said change was and is a bad idea.

Albeit I suspect that there are underlying and almost sacred principles and mechanics from the base game that cannot be sacrificed, as to keep playing the same game, I guess. Like, for example, "Only Addons and Datapacks are permitted for modifying the game", "Melee PvP must always remain viable", "Money must always come from an active interaction (No AFK money)", "Transportation that involves moving more than one chest worth of cargo must cost fuel" or things like that.

If those things exist, would be useful to know them all.

Now, if nothing is or will be done, ¿Can I at least know what weapon plugin is the server using to test it myself?

Nah, I dont think you get the point of the flaw and what I meant at all. I was just vaguely hinting it just enough so people know I know the issue but not enough so people know the issue. And I do not want to make a suggestion on fixing more stuff since they never get implemented or when they do its several months later. If ever staff wishes to fix it they are more than welcome to ask me to share the information needed for it

And I must be very honest with you, the moment everyone saw a suggestion with guns dealing insane damage they all ignored it, even staff. Staff rejected it without even openly saying or editing the status

Well, that sounds like a "We need more devs" problem.

Huh, I should start making more mods, addons, plugins and datapacks until getting good enough with it to help ya guys.

I think you would need more experience with the server itself and the gameplay. Cause you have completely opposite views on what the gameplay should be compared to all older players

Well, that is absolutely true, for what I see.